Terms for Drama Flashcards
1
Q
Comedy
A
A play that ends happily
2
Q
Tragedy
A
A play that ends unhappily
3
Q
Melodrama
A
A play designed to arouse the intense emotion by exaggeration of fast-moving action
4
Q
Dialogue
A
Conversation between the characters in a play
5
Q
Atmosphere
A
The mood or feeling
6
Q
Pantomime
A
Actions
7
Q
Protagonist
A
The hero or leading character with whom the audience
8
Q
Antagonist
A
The character who opposes or competes with the protagonist
9
Q
Theme
A
Important central idea presented by the play
10
Q
Plot
A
The chain of events that make up the play
11
Q
Farce
A
Highly exaggerated humorous play or skit
12
Q
Motivation
A
Reason for characters belief or actions
13
Q
Stage left
A
Left of the stage form the actors point of view
14
Q
Stage right
A
Right of the stage from the actors point of view`
15
Q
Upstage
A
Area of the stage away from the footlights
